Scheduled system wakeup from a Sleep state while lid closed

I'm wanting to backup my Ti Power Book data using the .Mac Backup 3 (BU3) application at 2am each day.
On my desktop system which is a Power Mac G5 I perform a BU3 every day at around 2am. The Energy Saver is configured to wake my Power Mac from a sleep state at 2am and not go back to sleep until some 1 hr of inactivity. Shortly after 2am I have various scheduled BU3 Plans that execute. This is working flawlessly for me.
I now want to do the same thing for my Power Book - but with its lid/screen closed. I've tried the same setup as for my Power Mac and the Power Book will wakeup at 2am but very quickly returns to sleep mode because its lid is closed which stops the BU3 from executing. I do not want to leave the Power Book's lid open at night time.
Is there a way to meet my requirements ?

Hi, Barry. No, there isn't — unless you connect an external monitor, keyboard and display to the Powerbook as described in this article.

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Could someone please explain how it is possible for the computer to generate a wake message if the lid is closed? Is it possible that someone was trying to use the computer or attempted to use it either directly or indirectly?
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Apple has a feature called Power Nap which allows the computer to wake periodically to perform certain tasks. I've included a link to Apple's knowledgebase article about it.

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I am using handbrake to convert video files on macbook .
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Go to Solution.

I am not certain what you mean. Are you saying that when you close the cover it does not sleep? Are you certain you have a cover with the magnets that will put it to sleep?

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